Indian men’s and women’s badminton teams dumped a lowly rated Australia 5-0 and 4-1 respectively on the second day of the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup Final but the road to the quarterfinals still remain a difficult one for India.
While Indian women’s team, led by Saina Nehwal, notched up a dominating 4-1 win against Australia in the second Group A match of the Uber Cup, the men’s team, spearheaded by World No.9 H.S. Prannoy, blanked their Australia counterparts 5-0 in the Thomas Cup Final later in the day.
India’s qualification for the knockout stage will now depend on Wednesday’s match against top seeds and five-time champions Japan, who have fielded a full-strength squad.
On the other hand, things still look pretty gloomy for the men’s team as they will have to beat heavyweights China on Tuesday to keep quarterfinals hopes alive.
This post was published on May 22, 2018 5:17 pm